title: Delivery room breastfeeding for prevention of hypoglycaemia in infants of diabetic mothers.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the effect of duration of early breastfeeding in the delivery room on blood glucose levels among term neonates of diabetic mothers.
  
  
  METHODS
  Mothers with gestational diabetes were encouraged to breastfeed their infants immediately after birth in the delivery room. The breastfeeding duration was recorded by the midwife.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The longer duration of breastfeeding subgroup (n = 39) demonstrated a lower rate of hypoglycaemia in the first 8 hours of life (< 40 mg/dl) compared to the shorter duration subgroup (n = 40), but this difference did not reach statistical significance (2.6% vs. 17.5% respectively, p = 0.057). Hypoglycaemia was mainly predicted by lower cord glucose for each decrease of 10 mg/dl (OR 2.11 [CI 1.1-4.03] p = 0.024.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Longer duration of delivery room breastfeeding did not reduce the rate of hypoglycaemia, which was mainly influenced by lower cord blood glucose level.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neonatology, The Edmond and Lili Safra Children's Hospital.
authors.forename: Ayala
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Maayan-Metzger
authors.forename: Irit
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Schushan-Eisen
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lubin
authors.forename: Orit
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Moran
authors.forename: Jacob
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kuint
authors.forename: Ram
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mazkereth
mesh_terms: D001942:Breast Feeding / Q000379:methods*; D003696:Delivery Rooms; D016640:Diabetes, Gestational; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007003:Hypoglycemia / Q000517:prevention & control*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D009035:Mothers; D011247:Pregnancy